/Re: Help! My daughter is not adjusting to her DOC

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I'm a little slow tonight, sorry. I get it now. lol Good for you for

putting up a fight and getting what you wanted for your baby. GO MOM!

> > >

> > > Hi,

> > >

> > > My daughter received her DOCband last Wed and none of us has

> slept a

> > > wink since then. I read the tips on how to adjust to the first

> band

> > > etc but nothing seems to be working. She does have a red spot

> on

> > > the back of her head but it is only the size of a dime and

> doesn't

> > > seem to be getting any worse or better (it's also a med pink but

> she

> > > is also very fair). I have tried to dress her lightly and she

> woke

> > > up frozen (I live in Canada) and then I tried to dress her

> heavier.

> > > Nothing is working. Prior to this she had been sleeping 12

> hours

> > > straight every night. Since the band went on she sleep max 4

> hours.

> > > Last night was every 2 hours; sometimes less! I felt like I

> had a

> > > newborn. We let her cry a little to see if she was really up

> but

> > > she would end up wailing and I would have to go in. She didn't

> even

> > > really want to nurse, just cuddle and she fell back asleep. I

> know

> > > we will stick with the band but emotionally I just want to throw

> in

> > > the towel. It's not just because we are so tired (we'll get

> over

> > > that) it's her crying when previously she almost never cried for

> > > anything. We have an adjustment today so I will be mentioning

> all

> > > this to the OT but I don't expect too much advice...she doesn't

> have

> > > the best " bed-side " manner. Pretty much all business. I know

> what

> > > she'll say...just wait it out. But I am desperate. At 4:00

> this

> > > morning I sat in my daughter's room in her rocking chair,

> nursing

> > > her and I bawled my eyes out like a baby. I couldn't help it.

> We

> > > had been so looking forward to getting this band to help fix

> things

> > > and I know it will in the long run but right now I am just worn

> > > out. I have a 2 1/2 year old boy who is potty-training and

> doing

> > > pretty much everything a toddler does. I am exhausted. FAmily

> is

> > > not the biggest help because t

> > heir advice is " Just take off the

> > > helmet " . This is their advice even though my daughter was

> severe

> > > accd to the STARscanner reports. Any advice would be great. Esp

> on

> > > how to dress them at night. It does get cold here. I have put

> her

> > > in long sleeve PJ's with a sleep sack. I have tried short

> sleeved

> > > PJ's with the sleep sack. I have tried no sleep sack. Either

> she

> > > is freezing or I presume she's hot. The rest of the family is

> > > freezing so I don't know how she's hot but maybe she is. I took

> her

> > > band off at 4:00 AM but her hair wasn't wet etc. I just don't

> know

> > > what to do. Heck, maybe she's teething? She's almost 6 mths

> old.

> > > But all this only started when the band went on.

> > > This is definately a really low point for us.

> > >

> > > Thanks,

> > >

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I'm a little slow tonight, sorry. I get it now. lol Good for you for

putting up a fight and getting what you wanted for your baby. GO MOM!

> > >

> > > Hi,

> > >

> > > My daughter received her DOCband last Wed and none of us has

> slept a

> > > wink since then. I read the tips on how to adjust to the first

> band

> > > etc but nothing seems to be working. She does have a red spot

> on

> > > the back of her head but it is only the size of a dime and

> doesn't

> > > seem to be getting any worse or better (it's also a med pink but

> she

> > > is also very fair). I have tried to dress her lightly and she

> woke

> > > up frozen (I live in Canada) and then I tried to dress her

> heavier.

> > > Nothing is working. Prior to this she had been sleeping 12

> hours

> > > straight every night. Since the band went on she sleep max 4

> hours.

> > > Last night was every 2 hours; sometimes less! I felt like I

> had a

> > > newborn. We let her cry a little to see if she was really up

> but

> > > she would end up wailing and I would have to go in. She didn't

> even

> > > really want to nurse, just cuddle and she fell back asleep. I

> know

> > > we will stick with the band but emotionally I just want to throw

> in

> > > the towel. It's not just because we are so tired (we'll get

> over

> > > that) it's her crying when previously she almost never cried for

> > > anything. We have an adjustment today so I will be mentioning

> all

> > > this to the OT but I don't expect too much advice...she doesn't

> have

> > > the best " bed-side " manner. Pretty much all business. I know

> what

> > > she'll say...just wait it out. But I am desperate. At 4:00

> this

> > > morning I sat in my daughter's room in her rocking chair,

> nursing

> > > her and I bawled my eyes out like a baby. I couldn't help it.

> We

> > > had been so looking forward to getting this band to help fix

> things

> > > and I know it will in the long run but right now I am just worn

> > > out. I have a 2 1/2 year old boy who is potty-training and

> doing

> > > pretty much everything a toddler does. I am exhausted. FAmily

> is

> > > not the biggest help because t

> > heir advice is " Just take off the

> > > helmet " . This is their advice even though my daughter was

> severe

> > > accd to the STARscanner reports. Any advice would be great. Esp

> on

> > > how to dress them at night. It does get cold here. I have put

> her

> > > in long sleeve PJ's with a sleep sack. I have tried short

> sleeved

> > > PJ's with the sleep sack. I have tried no sleep sack. Either

> she

> > > is freezing or I presume she's hot. The rest of the family is

> > > freezing so I don't know how she's hot but maybe she is. I took

> her

> > > band off at 4:00 AM but her hair wasn't wet etc. I just don't

> know

> > > what to do. Heck, maybe she's teething? She's almost 6 mths

> old.

> > > But all this only started when the band went on.

> > > This is definately a really low point for us.

> > >

> > > Thanks,

> > >

> > >

> >

>